Caregiver

Job Description

Job Description

Do you want to be treated with the respect you deserve? At HomeWell Care Services Crystal Lake we treat our employees with dignity, compassion, and respect. Join a team that recognizes you are the lifeblood of the home care industry. We are looking for compassionate Caregivers to be part of our team and join us in our mission of enhancing seniors’ lives, one day at a time. You work individually with clients, one-on-one, providing a variety of non-medical services that allows you to form relationships with seniors who desire to age in place in their own homes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

With dignity, compassion, and care, your duties include, but not limited to:

• Companionship

• Light cooking and cleaning

• Bathing, grooming and toileting

• Assistance with ambulation and medication reminders

• Transportation for appointments and errands

• Observing, reporting and documenting client status and the care or service provided,

• Basic hygiene and basic infection prevention and control practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• CNA or HHA license preferred or 6 months of full-time work or 12 months of part-time work caring for geriatric or chronically ill persons

• Proof of current TB testing.

• Must be physically able to perform the duties of this position.

• Must have available reliable transportation; if transporting clients, must also have

• Proof of a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance.

• Must possess excellent communication skills.

• Be mature, caring, punctual, and reliable.

• Pass a criminal background check under the requirements of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act without a waiver

• Have a copy of his/her Social Security card

• Have a visa or proof of citizenship in compliance with federal requirements for employment.

• Provide verifiable professional and personal references.

BENEFITS

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

• Sign-on bonus

• Performance & attendance bonuses

• Caregiver recognition program

• We provide worker’s compensation

• We provide flexible schedules